Zemanek-Münster

Two fertility dolls ·  Cameroun, Namchi · ID: 3034134

Vendu 600 €
Provenance
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany

Description

wood, dark brown patina, characteristic form, small heads with crested coiffure, one doll partly wrapped in leather straps, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts, socles;
among the Namchi, unadorned dolls made by blacksmiths are young girl’s playthings. When beads, bells and coins are added, however, the doll becomes a surrogate baby for a woman who is having difficulty in getting pregnant.


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